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Jamaica: Energy efficiency program saves $131 million
March 27, 2017
Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Wheatley, says the Government has realised savings of some $131.5 million through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Programme (EECP). “This is money that can be diverted to other areas, such as social and infrastructural development,” he said. He noted that the programme, being undertaken in […]
New CARICOM group to develop regional energy efficiency standards
March 22, 2017
Efforts to standardize energy efficiency in the Caribbean will come to an important juncture next week. A group comprised of nine CARICOM member states will gather in Jamaica for the first meeting of the “regional project team (RPT)” with a mandate to develop regional energy efficiency building codes. The launch and the first face-to-face working meeting […]
JPS and Eight Rivers PPA signed; 37 MW solar project to begin construction shortly
March 17, 2017
JPS has now signed a Power Purchase Agreement, with Eight Rivers Energy Company, which will be constructing a 37MW Solar Power Plant in Paradise Park Westmoreland later this year. Under the agreement, JPS will be purchasing electricity from the new solar facility for twenty years, to the year 2038. New Energy Events reported on this […]
Jamaica at 15% renewables, ahead of schedule for 2030 goal
March 6, 2017
Jamaica is ahead of schedule in achieving 30 per cent of its energy consumption from renewable energy sources by the year 2030. Speaking at the launch of the Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Master’s Programme at the University of Technology (UTech), today, Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Dr Andrew Wheatley, pointed out that Jamaica […]
Jamaica to expand energy efficiency program
February 13, 2017
An expanded energy efficiency and conservation project aimed at consolidating the implementation of the National Energy Policy 2009-2030 will be launched by Jamaica’s Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology this fiscal year. The project, which will be undertaken in partnership with the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica, also aim to make the public sector a model […]
Jamaica’s first utility scale solar plant is complete
February 9, 2017
In a significant step for Jamaican renewable energy, Global Energy Services (GES) announced Wednesday that it has completed the construction of the first utility-scale solar plant in Jamaica. With other projects in the queue, including the Seven Rivers project covered previously by New Energy Events, this will be the first of many large solar projects […]
US to continue support for Caribbean energy independence
February 1, 2017
Mission director of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Jamaica, Maura Barry, says the United States government will continue to give full support to Jamaica and other Caribbean countries to become energy independent. Addressing a recently held energy-efficiency training workshop for members of the hotel sector in Montego Bay, St James, Barry […]
Jamaican Old Harbour plant financing takes shape
January 5, 2017
A financing package for the $300 million Old Harbour Bay power station project in St Catherine, Jamaica, approved by the National Environment and Planning Agency in March, is understood to be taking shape, IJGlobal exclusively shared last month. A syndicate of four banks is said to be participating in a financing led by local bank National […]
37 MW Jamaican solar farm receives USAID grant
January 3, 2017
The record-setting 8.5 cents/kWh PPA for the 37 MW Jamaican solar farm has lined up financing through the USAID, and the project remains on track to begin construction this year. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the first grant through the Clean Energy Finance Facility for the Caribbean and Central America (CEFF-CCA), […]